Development Director
About The Position
The American Heart Association is seeking a passionate Development Director in Pittsburgh, PA to generate revenue for their Impact fundraising campaigns, including Leaders for Life, Women of Impact, and Teen of Impact initiatives. This role involves recruiting fundraising volunteers, securing financial contributions, cultivating individual donors, organizing special events, and collaborating with internal development staff. The position is hybrid, requiring 3 days in the Pittsburgh office and 2 days working from home, with regular daily local travel. It operates in a fast-paced, sales-oriented environment focused on driving revenue to support the mission. The Association offers resources for work-life harmonization, including an award-winning corporate university (Heart U) and local training and support. The company culture, #TheAHALife, emphasizes work-life harmonization and core values, encouraging employees to thrive personally and professionally.
Requirements
- 3 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or other related experience
- University/College degree or equivalent experience
- Ability to do daily local travel up to 75% and some overnight trips as needed; requires access to reliable transportation at all times on an immediate basis
- Ability to lift and/or move large objects (such as boxes) with the expectation that heavier items would be broken down into smaller components or requesting additional assistance may be required before lifting and/or moving
- Must have at least basic knowledge and skill/proficiency with Microsoft Office
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing and cultivating high-level leaders at the C-Suite level
- Knowledge of corporate and community networks
Responsibilities
- Generate revenue by prospecting and securing peer-to-peer fundraising strategies to achieve overall revenue goals.
- Secure financial contributions by conducting exploratory meetings and revenue-generation-focused sales calls.
- Appropriately document scheduled appointments and results.
- Achieve revenue goals by building and maintaining relationships with partners and donors.
- Recruit, engage, and recognize high-level volunteers for local, competitive fundraising campaigns.
- Provide effective orientation, training, and ongoing coaching for recruited volunteers to increase revenue and enhance volunteer experience.
- Identify and connect with key donors and volunteers.
- Collaborate with volunteers, donors, and internal staff to broaden the volunteer network and increase mission impact and campaign income.
- Cultivate donors to boost engagement and giving.
- Organize local donor cultivation events and prospect for high-impact donors and volunteers.
- Lead event logistics - digitally and in person.
- Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective corporate sponsors and donors by conducting research that matches to the campaign goals and the Association's mission.
- Develop and present proposals and accompanying materials to secure revenue and volunteer engagement.
- Plan and implement events in collaboration with internal and external partners.
- Work with a Communications Director to support and promote campaign communication plans.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement program with employer match and automatic contribution
- Employee assistance program
- Employee wellness program
- Telemedicine and medical consultation
- Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees, increasing with seniority
- 12 paid holidays off each year, including several days off at the end of the year
- Tuition Assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Associate degree
